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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Noun

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
o'	eight	modern	#840: medium	ill	eat	et

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: mē'diəm, IPA: /ˈmiːdiəm/, SAMPA: /"mi:di@m/
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  Rhymes: -iːdiəm

[ Noun

Singular medium

Plural media or mediums

medium (plural media or mediums)

1. (plural media) The nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
2. (plural media) The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
3. (plural media) A format for communicating or presenting information.
4. (plural media, microbiology) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.
5. (plural media) The means or channel by which an aim is achieved.
6. (plural mediums) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
7. (plural mediums, spiritualism) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.
8. (plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
9. (plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.

[ Quotations

(format for communicating or presenting information):

• 1996: In some instances one can take advantage of differential carbohydrate fermentation capabilities of microorganisms by incorporating one or more carbohydrates in the medium along with a suitable pH indicator. Such media are called differential media (e.g., eosin methylene blue or MacConkey agar) and are commonly used to isolate enteric bacilli. — Medical Microbiology, ed. Samuel Baron, MD.

[ Derived terms

• (format for communicating or presenting information): differential medium

[ Translations

the nature of the surrounding environment

Finnish: media fi(fi), tiedotusväline fi(fi) German: Medium de(de) n. Hindi: माद्धयम hi(hi) (maadhyam)

Telugu: మాధ్యమం te(te) (maadhyamaM)

the material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass

Finnish: keskikoko fi(fi)

German: Medium de(de) n.

a format for communicating or presenting information

Finnish: keskikoko fi(fi) German: Medium de(de) n.

Telugu: మధ్యస్తం te(te) (madhyastaM)

a nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro

Finnish: meedio fi(fi)

the means or channel by which an aim is achieved

a liquid base which carries pigment in paint

someone who supposedly conveys information from thee spirit world

German: Medium de(de) n.

anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes

a person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit

[ Adjective

medium (not comparable)

1. Of intermediate size.

[ Translations

of intermediate size

Finnish: keskikokoinen fi(fi) German: mittelgroß de(de)

Polish: średni pl(pl) Portuguese: médium pt(pt)

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[ Latin

[ Adjective

medium n.

1. Neuter form of medius.

[ Noun

medium m.

1. middle, center, medium, midst
2. community, public, publicity

[ Derived terms

• e medio abeo
• in medio

[ Noun

medium

1. Accusative singular of medius.
2. Genitive plural of medius.